Story 3 Kitsune in Teyvat Chapter 5 Commissoned by Traveling Toaster

In the middle of the night, that very night after the meeting to send me to the Traveler to keep out of any retribution that the Tsaritsa may perform I went on a long walk alone.

I took the form of my true fox form with nine large flowing tails trailing behind me as I silently ran through the haunted and spiritual Chinju forest that was below Mt Yougou. Small lights of lesser spirits glided silently through the forest with the sounds of echoing snaps of branches rang out as spirits and mundane creatures went about their nightly lives without the stomping sentient lives that would rush through the forest disturbing its denizens.

After a couple of minutes I reached the depths of the forest and seeing the large statue of the sealed-away Tanuki god Ioroi I nodded my head in respect reached into my pocket space and dropped an apple into its offering box before I bounded back into the forest.

But as I was just enjoying some freedom without Ei or Kujou Sara smothering me with their dommy mommy/big sister energy I blinked as I reached another landmark within the forest in a spiritual shallow pond that constantly had fireflies, lesser spirits, and luminescent moss surrounding it, giving it a strong light.

And standing within the pond, and dancing elegantly was a petite beauty, wearing a formal kimono and armored chest piece I was easily able to recognize Ayaka Kamisato with her elegant appearance in her white hair and pale blue eyes.

I don't judge people, honestly, her dance was beautiful in its elegance truly. But there was one detail that always bugged me "Why are you dancing in the water while wearing your sandals?" I asked frankly and her swaying motion with her fan abruptly faltered she flashed with an icy light and her eyes snapped towards me as she unconsciously used her Cryo energy to stand atop the now slightly frozen pool of water.

"A kitsune?" She muttered lowering her stance and for a second I considered turning back into my human form but I could feel my kitsune's mischievous nature rearing its head.

"Nope, I am a prince locked into the form of a fox due to the evil fox woman at the top of the mountain cursing me," I said seriously and Ayaka gaped at me, obviously disbelieving me... For all of like ten seconds.

Then she realized that yes, Yae Miko was definitely petty enough to curse someone to become an animal should you irritate her. Or literally just to fuck with them for her own amusement.

Then a small smile crossed her face as she hummed and asked slightly teasingly. "And how would a prince get all the way to Inazuma to be cursed I wonder?"

I didn't hesitate, I went right for the core matter as my head tilted to the side with my big floofy ears tilting to the side as I said in confusion. "Uh, I am the newly adopted son of the Raiden Shogun? Haven't you heard of me?" I asked and then her entire posture froze as her teasing smile died in place as she took it much more seriously.

"You are Kurama, the adopted son!?" She almost shrieked and then she gulped and looked up towards the glowing shrine at the top of the mountain with some fear. "Here let me take you home so my big brother can help return you get into contact with your honored mother." She said and then my small kitsune form was picked up and I realized her armor plate was actually a boiled leather of some kind so it wasn't hard at all.

And as Ayaka carried me through the forest I could feel my human instincts telling me 'Bro, this is another Ei situation... Give up the troll and move on, leaving this as just a childish bit of teasing.'

But my kitsune instincts all but yipped and howled at the hilarity at the thought of Ei getting pissed at Yae for somehow locking me in my fox form and getting my revenge on Yae for wanting to fucking put me in a Miko outfit and making me into a trap for one of her shitty novels!

Before either side of my warring mind could win over the other, we ran into another person and I at seeing her... My kitsune side of being a shit-stirring troublemaker won without contest.

"Run pretty lady! She is an assassin miko in disguise after me!" I squeaked 'fearfully' throwing small bits of electro energy at the completely stunned form of Kuki Shinobu who was coming down from the direction of the Narukami Shrine.

Kuki easily sidestepped the small, slow-moving bits of lightning I threw at her and she yelled out reflexively. "I am not a Miko anymore! I am part of the Arataki Gang!"

And if anything that sealed the deal as Ayaka pulled out her own sword and held me tightly in one arm to her chest as she said fiercely. "Hoh, so a turncoat who gave up on worship and became a vagabond I see!"

"Yo Kuki, you got the goods yet!?" A loud and strong voice rang out and from behind a tree came a tall figure, more than eight feet tall, armed with an even taller glowing club that sang to my senses of old magic. Was Arataki Itto covered in fucking blood as he dragged the corpses of Ronin bandits behind him with the blood and gore splattered across his bare muscular chest and almost glittering on the red oni horns on his head?

Ayaka stiffened and even as Kuki went to say something as she herself reflexively took out her sword to defend herself. Ayaka hugged me tightly and then dipped low and I shivered as I was seemingly engulfed in cold winds as Ayaka became one with the concept of Cryo and became a flurry of snowflakes that zipped through the forest away from possible assassins.

I could see her stressed expression and I could all but read her as a book on how she was worried there would be more assassins after me and within a few moments the biting cold winds that surrounded me released me as Ayaka reformed outside a walled in compound I recognized as the Kamisato estate.

Just as we landed, the guards standing in front of the large estate snapped to attention and as Ayaka strode in she snapped strongly. "Lock down the compound! Let no one within until I speak with my brother and we say to unlock the area!" She ordered as she sheathed her sword with one hand with the other still holding me tightly to her chest.